Constitution Day

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” 
-Preamble of the U.S. Constitution

In 2004, the federal government designated September 17 (observed September 16 in 2011) as Constitution and Citizenship Day. The federal holiday commemorates the signing of this key document more than 200 years ago at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.

Honor Consitution Day: On Thursday, September 17 from 4–5pm on Zoom, join the University of Chicago’s constitutional law professor Geoffrey Stone and Depaul University political scientist Valerie C. Johnson for a Constitution Day discussion on academic freedom, free speech, and higher education. The conversation will explore First Amendment protections for academic freedom and contemporary challenges facing colleges and universities.

Below are links to various websites that provide information on the U.S. Constitution and related organizations.

The U.S. Constitution 

• The Text of the U.S. Constitution 
• Amendments 1-10 (the Bill of Rights) 
• Amendments 11-27 
• The History of the U.S. Constitution 

 Related Organizations 

• American Bar Association 
• Bill of Rights Institute 
• National Constitution Center 
• Annenberg Classroom